HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (Press Release) – Names have been released of the two people killed Friday night in a vehicle-pedestrian crash  west of Hot Springs. A 2002 Subaru Impreza was eastbound on U.S. Highway 18 when the driver, 25-year-old Rueben Gilbert who was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, lost control. The vehicle entered the… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators took most of the day last Friday debating a style and form veto before finally approving it. Governor Kristi Noem vetoed parts of SB176 that set up funding for pheasant habitat. The intent of the bill was to take one million dollars from the 2019 budget, but a… Read more »

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Four people were found dead Monday in what police called a “multiple homicide” at a North Dakota property-management business. The bodies of three men and a woman were discovered inside RJR Maintenance and Management in Mandan, a city of about 22,000 just across the Missouri River west of Bismarck, Police Chief… Read more »

CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — One of two men accused of trying to steal from a polygamous compound in southwest South Dakota has pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine in a plea agreement with prosecutors. Twenty-nine-year-old Wade Bird and a co-defendant were accused of trying to steal trailers and other items from the compound in rural Custer… Read more »

TOWER CITY, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified three people killed in eastern North Dakota in a head-on collision followed by another crash. The Highway Patrol says the driver of a van, 40-year-old Matthew Wipf and two passengers, 43-year-old Kathy Wipf and 46-year-old Dorothy Decker, were killed when a teenager driving an SUV crossed the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Authorities say a 6-year-old girl from Pierre died after falling from the top of Falling Rock west of Rapid City Sunday afternoon. Jefferson Elementary School in Pierre sent information home with students Monday saying Kindergartener Sadie White Twin lost her life in an accident. Parents or guardians with questions are… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The National Weather Service on Monday issued a pair of flood warnings for the area. James Telken, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Aberdeen, talked about the areas of concern. He said there are a couple of other bodies of water to keep an eye on. The forecast calls for… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Chamber Week April 8-12. This year’s event coincides with 135th Anniversary of the Chamber. Chamber Week is annual event, according to Bea Smith, Director of Membership and Events with the Chamber. There are special events planned throughout the week. Thursday’s seminar features a… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The 2020 budget that South Dakota legislators put together was signed by Governor Kristi Noem on the final day of the 2019 session last Friday. Legislators increased spending slightly to just under $1.7 billion. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, says they used the best… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem recently signed SB176, a bill to increase habitat programs and strengthen the future of pheasant hunting in South Dakota. “The first century of pheasant hunting put South Dakota on the map as a destination for every hunter,” said Noem. “In recent years, however, pheasant numbers have dropped… Read more »

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Police responding to a medical call at a North Dakota property-management business on Monday found “several” bodies, authorities said. The Mandan Police Department issued a three-sentence news release confirming that officers had found “several people who were deceased inside” the business in the city of about 22,000 just across the Missouri… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – The South Dakota Department of Transportation has opened the bridge on Highway 11 over Split Rock Creek located about two-and-a-half miles south of Brandon. The department continues to remind motorists to be aware of flooding and to not drive through floodwaters or go around barricades, the road may be… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old girl is dead after falling from the top of Falling Rock west of Rapid City. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says the girl’s fall from the cliff apparently was an accident. It happened around noon Mountain time Sunday.Authorities say the body is being held pending further… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota legislature wrapped up the 2019 session on Friday by sustaining a pair of style and form vetoes issues by Governor Kristi Noem on some appropriation bills. It was Noem’s first session as Governor, following her election last November. Long time lobbyist and legislative observer Dave Owen says she… Read more »